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CLASSLICENSE

(ACT 655)

Requirement for

class license

Restriction

imposed on class

license

Power to exempt

from requirement of

class license

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A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall on

conviction , be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand ringgit or

to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two year or both.

A class licensee shall not provide any of the licensed activities except inaccordance with the conditions of the class license granted.

If the term of the individual license authorize the individual licensee to

carry out any such activities.

Requirement for classlicense, no person shall :

Own a private water supply or

private sewerage or any part of the

system

Undertake, provide or operating aprivate water supply system or

private sewerage system.

Unless:

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Restriction imposedon class license.

Be prohibited from leasing,licensing, permitting or

supplying water to the publicor other people using its

private water.

Not engage in and tradeor business of supplying

water to the public.

Unless it is license to do so under this act : A class license who owns a private sewerage system or provide sewerage

services shall :-

- Be prohibited from leasing, licensing or permitting to other person orpublic using it private sewerage.

- Not engage in and trade or business of supplying water to the public.

A class license who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) commit an offense and

shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit

or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.

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Power to exempt from requirement for class license.

The Minister may, upon the recommendation of the Commission,

exempt a person from the licensing requirement to such terms

and conditions as the Minister think fit.

A reason who is the exempted from the licensing requirement

under subsection shall comply with the duties and obligations of

a licensee.

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EXEMPTION FROM DUTIES OR OBLIGATIONS

(1) A class

licensee who

Owns a private watersupply system or a private

sewerage system or any

part of the system orsupplies water for its own

private use or its tenants,

occupiers, guests invites

private use within its

premises

Owns a private sewerage

system or any part of the

system

or provides sewerage

services for the sole

purpose of

collecting, conveying,

treating and disposing

sewage by

means of a private sewerage

system

(2) A class licensee referred

to in subsection (1) shall

comply

with all other requirements

under this Act and its

subsidiary legislationunless otherwise expressly

exempted.

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Approval for class licence

(1) The Minister may, upon the

recommendation of the Commission, approve

a class licence in respect of any matter

requiring a class licence under this Act.

(2) The Minister shall give a copy of all class

licences approved under subsection (1) to the

Commission as soon as practicable and theCommission shall register the class licences.

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Application for class licence and

registrationSubmit a registration notice and the prescribe fees to the commission.

Include all class licence conditions as may be prescribedSubjected to such other conditions

Only person registered by the commission is allowed to operate class

licence under this section.

The registration of a class licence is personal to the class licensee.

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Compliance with conditions of

class licence

Comply with the prescribed conditions of the class licence; and

Such other conditions

A class licensee who fails to comply with any of the conditions of

the class licence referred to in subsection (1) commits an offence

Fine not exceeding two hundred thousand ringgit orImprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both

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De-registration of

class licensee.

Analysis of thecircumstance.

-A written notice will be

given to class licensee.

-Give an opportunity to

make written submissions

within 30 days

Commission

make adecision.

De-registered

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De-registration of class license

LICENSEE MAY BE

DE-REGISTERED IN

FOLLOWINGCIRCUMSTANCES:

When the class

licensee has failed tocomply the provision

in the Act or its

subsidiary legislation.

When failed to

comply with any

of the conditions

of class licensee.

The class

licensee had

improperly of

illegally obtained

the class licence.

When appointment isnot revoked or annulled

within 60days.

The changes of

the act or

change of

circumstance.

When the de-registration

of the class licensee is inthe public interest.

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REGISTER OF CLASS

LICENSE WILL BE

MAINTAINED WITH:

All class licensees

approved by theMinister and registered

All class licensees

registered by the

commission.

Exemption orders to

licensing requirements

granted by the Minister.

All decisions of the

Commission to de-register a class licensee